Pearse and Deirdre Lyons Meet Former President of India

The former President of India, His Excellency Dr. Abdul Kalam visited Pearse and Deirdre Lyons at Alltech this week. He was the 11th President of India and was referred to as “The People’s President” of India. Dr. Kalam, a highly respected scientist and engineer, is in Kentucky for an 11 day visit, including stops to Georgetown College and the University of Kentucky. He learned of Alltech's innovative research from the University of Kentucky and decided to see for himself.

President and founder of Alltech, Dr. Pearse Lyons spoke of Dr. Kalam’s visit, “Alltech is a biotechnology gem and he wanted to come and see for himself. President Kalam was amazed by the 50 plus scientist that greeted him at our Nutrigenomics Center on Alltech’s campus in Nicholasville.”